Special Holiday Event
Champagne Tasting
Friday, December 30th
Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
$60

Each bottle of Champagne is adorned, in small print, with a producer’s number preceded by two letters which classify the producer within the framework of the larger Champagne community. The most common initials to find on a bottle are NM or Negociant-Manipulant – these are typically the large houses such as Perrier-Jouet who buy grapes to make Champagnes under their own label.

Another set of initials, but slightly less common are CM or Cooperative Manipulant, this denotes that the wine was produced by a cooperative of farmers and sold under that cooperative’s brand.

RM stands for Recoltrant Manipulant which translates to Grower-Producer. These are the small farms that make wine from estate-grown fruit. (Edited from North Loop Wine & Spirit web site)

We will taste Champagnes from all three categories. Join us before the New Year celebrations begin to taste just how wonderful real Champagnes are.

Price is $60 for adults, $15 for children (food only). Please register online at the Trapp Family Lodge website or call or see the front desk to place reservations. 802 253-5742. Doors open at 4 p.m. It is suggested to arrive by 4:45 p.m. to avoid feeling rushed. People come and go during the tasting which is an informal social format. We end at 6:00

• Collet Brut, Aÿ NV
• Nicolas Feuillate Brut Reserve Particuliere, Épernay NV
• Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut, Épernay NV
• Aubrey Brut Premier Cru, Jouy-les-Reims NV
• Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru, Le Mesnil NV